The Herald-Palladium explains the mechanics of legislative exchange groups, calling ALEC “among several organizations that give state legislators a chance to share ideas with elected officials from other states.”

Mead shares Wyoming ideas and suggestions with national group

In The Star Tribune, Wyoming state co-chairs thank Governor Matt Mead for speaking at the December ALEC meeting, sharing his message “about expanding energy opportunities and increasing employment,” which, they say, “is precisely the point of the American Legislative Exchange Council.”

Op-ed: Pacific trade pact must protect U.S. intellectual property

The Honorable Curtis Bramble, President of the Utah Senate and chair of the Intellectual Property Subcommittee of the Task Force on International Relations, pens an editorial in The Salt Lake Tribune underscoring the importance of U.S. intellectual property protection inclusions in the formation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Oral Parity: Increasing Access to Life-Saving Treatments

The Chesterfield Patch speaks with Missouri state co-chair, the Honorable Sue Allen, about a successful issue briefing hosted last week by the Task Force on Health and Human Services.

Analysis: GOP seeks to skirt danger on prisons

The Washington Times quotes Cara Sullivan, director of the Justice Performance Project, in a discussion with Mississippi lawmakers regarding criminal justice reform. “Prison serves a necessary role, but it’s not the right answer for every offender. Just because public safety is important doesn’t mean we should give it a hall pass on spending.”

Missouri Tax Hypocrisy

The Center for State Fiscal Reform takes the discussion of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s income tax cut veto to a broad, national audience on RedState.com.